Residence Life
Students can choose to live in one of the eight residence halls on campus. All of them are co-ed, with males and females divided by floor or wing. Each hall accommodates from 40 to 380 students. Five of the residence halls – Brookville, Kings, Queens, Post and Riggs – offer traditional-style living.
The South Residence Complex (Suites) features an all-suite design, with up to eight students sharing a common living area, double bedrooms and a semi-private bath area. This layout is popular with upper-class students who want to share living accommodations with a group of friends.
Two other residence halls – Suffolk and Nassau – offer more specialized options. Suffolk Hall is a traditional-style hall designed for 24-hour intensified study for students who prefer a quiet, academic-centered environment. Nassau Hall offers the additional benefit of long-stay accommodations over vacations and in between semesters for students who are from out of state.
Every residence hall has lounges for relaxation or study, as well as laundry facilities.
Many of the dorms have been criticized as being poorly maintained. In 2007, a dorm room in Riggs Hall was completely scorched by an electrical fire. The students were not in the room at the time, however their belongings were destroyed. The school claimed no responsibility although the residents told the student newspaper they complained about black outlets shortly before the fire.
In 2006 CW Post Residence Life was sued for dismissing a group of RAs for making a video exercising their freedom of speech. The students obtained a lawyer and the university agreed to pay their legal fees if the students dropped the lawsuit and signed a non-disclosure contract.
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